Matthew Carter on Typography
The advantage of rules is that they can prevent mistakes; the disadvantage is that they can prevent discoveries. When I started work in a type foundry fifty years ago my efforts as a learner consisted entirely of mistakes. This was pretty discouraging, but an experienced workman told me, "Always look carefully at a mistake before you discard it - it might be better than you intended." I think there's more to the design process than simple trial and error, but errors are often the price paid for successful trials, and rules learned by rote are valuable only if they are constantly questioned.
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Matthew Carter, an internationally renowned typographer and designer, has a wealth of original typeface designs to his credit. Verdana, Georgia, Snell Roundhand, and Bell Centennial are a few of his more popular cuts; Carter also played a role in the development of the the industry-staple, Helvetica.
The advantage of rules is that they can prevent mistakes; the disadvantage is that they can prevent discoveries. When I started work in a type foundry fifty years ago my efforts as a learner consisted entirely of mistakes. This was pretty discouraging, but an experienced workman told me, "Always look carefully at a mistake before you discard it - it might be better than you intended." I think there's more to the design process than simple trial and error, but errors are often the price paid for successful trials, and rules learned by rote are valuable only if they are constantly questioned.
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Matthew Carter, an internationally renowned typographer and designer, has a wealth of original typeface designs to his credit. Verdana, Georgia, Snell Roundhand, and Bell Centennial are a few of his more popular cuts; Carter also played a role in the development of the the industry-staple, Helvetica.
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